CDC loosens mask rules further for vaccinated - a podcast by RNZ

In the United States, fully-vaccinated people are now no longer required to wear masks or practice physical distancing indoors or outdoors -- except under certain circumstances. The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Rochelle Walensky, made the announcment within the last couple of hours during a White House Covid-19 briefing. It follows a relaxing of the rules by President Joe Biden a fortnight ago, when he told Americans they no longer needed to wear masks outside as long as they were vaccinated. US correspondent Simon Marks spoke to Corin Dann.

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